think your kids are safe in school cause there's a cop or two there. think again and maybe do some investigating;

River Falls, WI — While most parents of school children in the United States will take comfort in knowing a police officer is at their child’s school, all too often, school cops are caught committing the vilest of offenses. Videos surface almost monthly of cops beating and abusing students for no reason, which is bad enough. But when they aren’t beating students, school cops are often times caught sexually abusing them. Case in point: a school resource officer in Wisconsin pleaded guilty this week to multiple charges for sexually assaulting at least 7 students.

Disgraced Cottage Grove police officer Adam Pelton, 42, was charged in 2020 with three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and four counts of fourth-degree sexual conduct, all felonies. Perkins was accused of sexually groping seven female children and attempting to solicit nude photos from one of them on multiple occasions.

On Monday, Pelton admitted guilty in Washington County District Court to three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and four counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. Unlike other cops who take plea deals for special sentencing, Pelton was offered no such deal. He is scheduled to be sentenced in June.

According to authorities, the assaults took place from Sept. 1, 2018, until Oct. 4, 2019. No more occurred after October because Pelton was put on paid leave in the wake of the investigation into his string of sexual assaults.

According to the criminal complaint, as reported by the Star Tribune:

Reports by several students of “inappropriate sexual contact” initiated by Pelton prompted authorities to ask the Apple Valley Police Department to investigate. Students alleged that Pelton repeatedly initiated hugs from them during which he would touch their buttocks over their clothing. .......read more.....